The Deftones have announced that they'll be headlining the upcoming Taste of Chaos tour. Details forthcoming.

Production team extraordinaire DFA will be releasing Holiday Mix on November 22nd as an exclusive download-only release (though we do hear mixed reports about a CD version). Regardless, it's a limited time offer, so be sure to get it when you can.

Ticonderoga saw fit to release The Helig Levine LP this October and have now decided to tour the country in support of it. So, go see them with Dropsonic or The Physics of Meaning and be sure to check their site for music samples and such.

You can now get 3 Glassjaw tracks that were never released in the US. They've dug in the vaults and pulled out Glassjaw's "El Mark", "The Number No Good Things Come Of" and the never before released "Oxycodone" which are now available at all digital retail stores.

Looking for a little insight into Keane? How about a 2-disc DVD set featuring a documentary about the band, backstage footage, live concert footage, and exclusive practice space footage? If that sounds like your sort of thing then pick up Strangers on November 8th.

After tempting us with a teaser clip on their site the full-length Queens of the Stone Age video for "Burn The Witch" is viewable online. Watch it with Windows Media or Real Player.

Do you enjoy "catchy, sexy electronic/rock dance music?" Who doesn't? Check out The Lovemakers song "Prepare for the Fight" from their album Times of Romance. Read more about them at their official site.

Possibly taking a page from Bloc Party's latest antics, Beck will issue a remixed version of his latest release Guero entitled Guerolito. The album hits shelves December 6th and will feature the likes of Boards of Canada and Ad Rock (you know, from The Beastie Boys). More details as they surface.

Apparently Damon Albarn, of Blur, told XFM Radio that there should be a new EP out before the end of the year.

The Killers have decided that Hot Fuss needs to be available on vinyl, 7" vinyl! Yea! Singles for every track with a proper b-side coupled with each track. Why not? So on November 22nd, look for the 7" singles version of Hot Fuss where you can get eleven 7" vinyl singles all packaged together.

MF Doom has already said that he wants to release a follow-up to his Dangerdoom album as soon as he can get around to it. Although next time around he reportedly wants to rap in character, as opposed to having songs about the characters. When will it be released? Hopefully after he's done recording the follow-up Madvillain record that he is working on with Madlib at the moment. Read more at Billboard.

Just a quick correction to a previous post regarding the forthcoming live Mars Volta disc, Scab Dates. We were told it was a DVD but from the looks of things, it's an audio CD. The tracklisting and release date remain the same.

Living Things have just announced a slew of new tour dates with Gogol Bordello to support their just released, Albini produced album, Ahead of the Lions out now on Zomba. Go check out their politically-charged show.

Remember Live 8? Well, if you don't now is your chance to experience the concert extravaganza. The Live 8 DVD is coming to a store near you on November 8th. The 4-disc set features the likes of Paul McCartney, U2, Coldplay, Kaiser Chiefs, Green Day, Razorlight, The Killers, Scissor Sisters, Placebo, The Who, Pink Floyd and a bunch of others. Watch the trailer for the DVD here: Windows Media, Real Player, and Quicktime. Check the more for the exhaustive tracklisting...

Peta2 (the youth oriented arm of PETA) has recently joined forces with Tilly and the Wall in their ongoing effort to educated people about the ethical treatment of animals. Read an interview with the band here about their Team Love release, their views on meat production, and getting the word out about proper treatment of animals.

You can preview all 12 tracks from the Tristeza release A Colores that isn't due to hit stores until November 8th (on Better Looking Records). If the music does it for ya, then be sure to check the band out on their trek across the North American continent that we usually refer to as touring.

Recently Common hooked up with DJ Gilles Peterson and recorded an hour long podcast where they play and discuss music from the likes of Tribe Called Quest and Tiombe Lockhart. You can download the `cast via the iTunes podcast directory or just head over here and snag it.

If you're a Frank Zappa fan that's been clamoring for the Dub Room Special but can't afford the eBay bootleg prices, you're in luck. The rare video compilation of concert footage, animation, and other Zappa moments was released on DVD yesterday, the 18th.

In case their debut Silent Alarm, the pleathora of singles, or the remixed version of the album (Silent Alarm Remixed natche) wasn't enough Bloc Party for you then you can mark your calendars for January 17th when the new DVD, God Bless Bloc Party, is released. No official confirmation on this but we'll assume it will have their music videos and some live concert footage. And if that's not enough, head over to iTunes and get their digital released single for "Two Years."

Just in case you forgot about that last time we told you about Spoon tour dates, we're reminding you now that it's about to happen. And if they aren't coming to your town - just tune in to PBS on November 5th for their Austin City Limits session and November 6th to that Carson Daly show to catch the band most likely play "Sister Jack." Oh, and download their entire back catalog from a legal online retailer starting October 25th (including a brand new song "My First Time, Volume 3").